Irony
The sun was unusually hot today, but the heat of the sun doesn't really affect the temperature at thousand feet altitude. Zan woke up groggily the next morning. He was worn out from yesterday. He went into the kitchen where Tigress, Crane, Viper, and Master Shifu were. "Morning everyone," Zan said.
"You seem sleepy for a guy that just became a master at such a young age," Crane observed. Zan gave him this have half tired, half angered look before dismissing it. Then a question came into his mind.
"Aunty Tigress, how long have you and Crane known each other," Zan asked. Tigress's look was dangerous. She looked at him as if he had said some horrible secret.
"Why do you ask," She asked, quite distressed.
"Nothing. I just remember Po mentioning his name yesterday at the lake," Zan replied. He was a little worried why she was so distressed.
"What were you guys talking about," Crane asked, curious. Tigress was in the hot seat now.
"I was just talking about how your...cooking was before Po came," Tigress said.
"Oh my goodness it was terrible," Viper exclaimed. Crane glared at the snake and returned his gaze to Tigress with a smirk.
"Well, it's nice to see you and Po talking about things. Even though they are very private," Crane murmured. Tigress just shrugged. The room fell silent.
"Hello! Answer to question here is..." Zan said.
"Oh! Well, we've only known each other ten years. Crane is actually older than I am," Tigress calmly replied.
"Thank you for making me feel old," Crane remarked. Tigress smiled a little.
"Sorry," she apologized as she finished her food. "Excuse for a moment," She said disappearing out of the kitchen. Shifu exhaled a held breath.
"What's wrong, Master Shifu," Zan asked.
"Nothing little one," Shifu smiled.
"Zan! It's Zan," the duck grumbled. Shifu just chuckled. Meanwhile, Tigress angrily stormed down to the Training Hall where Po was talking...to the bean sag. Tigress paused that she decided to watch him.
"You think you're tough don't you. Think you're all that, huh! Well I got news for you little guy. You're not going to defeat me now," He said as he started doing poses. Tigress quietly snickered. "You're not going to beat me now. Wah!" Po punched the bean bag and it quickly tried to whack him back. Po dodged it but it came and bashed back, knocking Po all the way down on his face at the feet of Tigress. She smirked down at the panda as she helped him up.
"Still trying to show the bean bag the 'panda style'," Tigress asked. Po chuckled embarrassed. Then he noticed Tigress's serious face come up. "I thought you promised to not tell anyone about what we talked about yesterday," She said in more frustration than anger.
"I did," Po replied.
"Then why did Zan ask me about how long Crane and I known each other. You know how he is and if he asks something like that, then he knows something. The only person I ever told was you," Tigress said.
"I promise you," Po said with the most serious face Tigress ever saw, "I never told anyone. Zan must have just been honestly curious. You know he bluffs a lot." Tigress considered it.
"How do I know you're telling the truth," Tigress questioned.
"Because I tell horrible lies that everyone can see through," Po said bluntly. Tigress nodded. Po took her hand in his. "Tigress, I would never do something purposely to hurt you. You know that, right." Tigress sighed. He was right.
"Okay, I'm sorry for accusing you," Tigress apologized. Po smiled.
"Come on, I think I've embarrassed myself enough in front of you," Po muttered. Tigress laughed a bit.
"Don't worry, it's not the worst I've seen you," Tigress smirked. Po just looked at her with a 'really? Thanks' face.
Zan was down in the valley with Crane and Viper. Mantis and Monkey were out with Mantis's girlfriend. Just then, Ai greeted them. "Hey Ai," Zan said.
"Hey, Zan, we have an important person and we need all the people we can get," Ai stressed. Zan left the two and ran into the shop. Soon Tigress and Po joined the crane and snake.
"What's going on," Tigress asked as the two watched the busy kids.
"Nothing, just some rich person buying up all the shop," Viper explained. Since Zan's royalty, he knows how to treat other rich people. He and Ai were busy attending the rich bunny while O, Vick, and Ruby were in the kitchen making the food. The bunny was soon done with her food while Ai and Zan waited for her say.
"Very good food," the bunny said, "And very good service. You know how to treat people very well here for kids your age."
"Only to people who have a lot of money," Ai whispered to Zan. Zan shushed her.
"You two are a very fine couple," the bunny gestured. The two looked at each with shocked faces.
"Oh no," Po muttered as he moved quickly.
"Oh no, no," Zan and Ai said at once, "we're just-"
"They," Po said covering their mouths, "are two kids serving you. That's all they are." Ai, Zan, and the rich bunny were all confused. "I hope you had a great time here," Po said as he hurried for her to pay and shoo her away. "Please come again." With that, she was out. Ai and Zan looked at each other with bewilderment.
"What was all that about," Zan asked.
"Yeah," Viper asked as the rest came in.
"Nothing nothing. I was just making sure that the lady didn't start to pester you two," Po recovered. "Why don't you two help out my dad for a moment?" Zan and Ai just shrugged and went to the kitchen. Po quickly brought Viper, Tigress, and Crane out of the shop where the kids couldn't hear him.
"What was all that about, Po," Tigress asked.
"Remember what I said by the lake," Po recalled.
"How much did you guys talk about by the lake," Crane asked.
"Anyways," Po continued, "These two are perfect for each other. But if they hear each other telling someone that they are 'just friends' their feelings might get hurt. So, I have an idea to get them together." Viper and Crane just burst out laughing. "What's so funny?"
"The irony," Viper giggled. Tigress and Po just looked at each other confused.
to be continued.